Childress baseball players Stratton Bocanegra, left, Jacob Miller and Nick Fonseca. All are headed to national tournaments with teams in Burkburnett.

Sudan graduate and future West Texas A&M Lady Buff Danielle Logan was named Thursday the Most Valuable Player of the Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 1A-2A-3A all-star basketball game.

Logan, and future Lady Buff Brittney Bednarz of Lubbock Cooper, played on the North team, which won 84-39 over the South.

Logan's accolade is not surprising, given her pedigree.

The soon-to-be WT freshman led the Nettes to a state title while playing for her mother, head coach Lisa Logan, who played at Sudan with WT coach Krista Gerlich.

Danielle was named the state tournament MVP after scoring 36 points in a 70-40 win over Martin's Mill.

Her all-star MVP is just one in what will be a long line of basketball honors for this talented player.

How can I be so sure? I watcher her at the Region I-2A tournament. It's true that Sudan and I had our own interesting journey last year ( see this column and this one, too), but I have no doubt that Danielle Logan will be able to come into the Lady Buffs program and contribute in a major way, probably from Day 1.

Childress baseball players headed to World Series

Three Childress ball players are going to the American Amateur Baseball Congress World Series, according to one of their relatives, Shane Miller.

Seniors-to-be Jacob Miller and Stratton Bocanegra, and underclassman Nick Fonseca play summer ball in Burkburnett. Miller and Bocanegra are going to the Don Mattingly World Series for players 17 and under late this month and in early August in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Fonseca is going to the Ken Griffey Jr. World Series for players 15 and under later this month in Suprise, Ariz.

Briefly

- No matter the NCAA sanctions handed out to Penn State, it won't change what happened, nor will it soften the horror and pain felt by the young men.

- Can't wait for a Division I college football playoff. I love the bowls, but rooting for teams in the postseason twice is better than once.

- Disappointed Team USA uniforms aren't made here. National pride should always trump greed in the Olympics.